Special Presentation
Between 1960 and 1962, more than 14,000 unaccompanied Cuban children were sent out of the island by their parents to escape the repressive communist government. What was, at the time, the largest recorded child refugee exodus in the Western Hemisphere, was organized by then Father (later Msgr.) Bryan O. Walsh, a priest of the then Diocese of Miami. Working with other Catholic agencies throughout the country, children were placed with relatives, in temporary shelters, or relocated to 30 states to stay with foster families until they could be reunited with their parents. Some never did.
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Carlos V. Gutierrez is an American film and television director whose work has won numerous awards, including the prestigious Emmy Award, and has been featured on HBO and Showtime. In the commercial world, Carlos is a highly sought-after director.
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Virtual Screening is geo-blocked to the United States and available for 72 hours.
- Runtime93 minutes
- LanguageEnglish, Spanish
- CountryUnited States
- PremiereFlorida Premiere
- DirectorCarlos Victor Gutierrez
- ScreenwriterCarlos Victor Gutierrez
- ProducerCarmen Valdivia, Carmen Romanach
- CinematographerJorge Zamanillo
- EditorEdwina Lantigua, Nicolas Calzada, David Becerra
- MusicCarlos Jose Alvarez
Special Presentation
Between 1960 and 1962, more than 14,000 unaccompanied Cuban children were sent out of the island by their parents to escape the repressive communist government. What was, at the time, the largest recorded child refugee exodus in the Western Hemisphere, was organized by then Father (later Msgr.) Bryan O. Walsh, a priest of the then Diocese of Miami. Working with other Catholic agencies throughout the country, children were placed with relatives, in temporary shelters, or relocated to 30 states to stay with foster families until they could be reunited with their parents. Some never did.
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Carlos V. Gutierrez is an American film and television director whose work has won numerous awards, including the prestigious Emmy Award, and has been featured on HBO and Showtime. In the commercial world, Carlos is a highly sought-after director.
Sponsored by FlixLatino and ViendoMovies available with Xfinity.
Follow Miami Film Festival on Instagram, Facebook and Twitter.
Virtual Screening is geo-blocked to the United States and available for 72 hours.
- Runtime93 minutes
- LanguageEnglish, Spanish
- CountryUnited States
- PremiereFlorida Premiere
- DirectorCarlos Victor Gutierrez
- ScreenwriterCarlos Victor Gutierrez
- ProducerCarmen Valdivia, Carmen Romanach
- CinematographerJorge Zamanillo
- EditorEdwina Lantigua, Nicolas Calzada, David Becerra
- MusicCarlos Jose Alvarez